12 French S Gate, Dunstable, LU6 1BQ
About 12 French S Gate
12 French S Gate is a four-bedroom detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Held since December 2002 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 97.5% above the 2002 sale of £239,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension & loft conversion with rear dormer windows
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/23/00011/FULL
- Mar 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
ERECTION OF REAR CONSERVATORY.
Extension- Reference
- SB/05/00065
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Sales history & valuation
12 French S Gate valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£239,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2002Most recent
£239,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1BQ: £350,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LU6 1BQ
Versus other French S Gate homes
Years Held for 12 French S Gate runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £3,485
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
French's Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
All Saints Academy Dunstable. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







